Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-02

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tenaaen 20 Frems sfreea.
ezArTLR. April 1.-Ccuncil ma pur-
s1aus % laU. PrAssnt-Mayor 6houdy
and Couneiinen Ooultsr, Earth. Frink.
Green, Hineklay, LAks, Rasseii and
PExrxzoxs KnczTvwD.
From d. Phslan e al. for TIE o. n
Ing Of S1muit, silver. Wall and Ban
ofofs streets Referred.
From A. CbiibeKR Cd al. for extsndinR
FF1nt street fhF1uRh 20 S1uth Seoond.
Laid on tnhie.
| From John Counors, for refundinQ Of
licenss money. Granted.
krsm Armstrong 4 Allen, for paFmis-
glon 20 raiss sidewalk sarroundiBg the
Ae1 Arllngtoa building, corner MAia
and Sonkh SecOnd streets, and 60 fiii in
and Level the alley raining from Main
| 70 jackson street. hefWC % south Second
and South Third sfFssts. Granfed.
From August Hehlh0rn. for permis-
SION - move buildings on the corner Of
Columbia and Front streets 10 the lot
vest OF the alley west Of Front street.
on Columbia. Granted.
From Ernest Rso1ev. 10 refund q
. part Of his license. Granted.
From n v. Stewart. for tbs refund
Ing Of e45I5 taxes for improvements
Referred 70 Judiciary Oommittee.
From T. Lang, for permission 10
make certain changes. alterations and
repairs 70 tbs buiidinRs occupied by
said petitioner - store near the north
west corner Of FFsnt and Columbia
streets. Granted.
Fron G. @. johnson et al, for the
| opening and extension OF Virginia
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ferred 70 Street Committee.
From L. L. Jswstt 81 al, for sids-
walk on the west sids Of Main street,
west OF Commercial. Referred.
From Vim. Mason. for refundinR H.
cense money. Granted.
From Amos Brown for permission 20
move the bGildinR known a. the Mehl-
horn Block, on Front street, TO the lot
Immediately west Of the Opera House on
Front street. Rejected.
From n. N. Peters. for permission 10
erect Q bootbiaok stand on Columbia
street, near Front. Granted.
From &. II. Oalligan and ethers, 10
abolish vshicie licenses. Referred.
From +. r. Minor, and others, asking
that the alleys through Blocks 1C1 and
l0l, Terry's Second Addition, be vaeat-
cd. Referred.
From Francis Hall, ct al. praying that
the alleys running through blocks 8 and
4, and that part of Fountain street lying
between said two blocks, ard extending
eron Elaine strees 10 Lake Union, in ID.
I. Dcnny'a Second Addition to North
Seattle. be vacated. Referred.
From J. B. Metcalf incl0siRQ draft
Of an ordinances relative 10 the Canada
thistle pest. Referred to the City Al
torney.
From certain parties for permission to
place signs on the Grant Street. bridge.
Granted, provided the signs are placed
prevail Of the Street Commissioner.
From Alex. MeLaiE for the return Of
certain taxes. Referred.
From g. p. McFadden, 10 remove q
large knoll or bill from Pine street, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
| Granted.
OFFICIAL REPORTS RECEIVED.
From Attorney, for March, filed; from
Olty Justice @. A. Hill, for portion of
March, referred; from Justice Solder
burg, filed; from Justice Jones', re-
fegred; from City Tailor, referred; from
/ Street Commissioners, referred, returned.
approved and ordered filed. Report Of
surveyor on Main street sewer, referred.
L1oKEsE MATTERS.
The application of George L. Howe
for liquor license was referred.
A liquor license was ordered issued to
Otto Fuhrman.
COMMITTEE REPORTS RECEIVED.
From Street Committee giving cost OF
repairing bulkhead on Front steet, So
follows: Eliminated cost, $T24 20; actual
cost, including tJ1l days OF prison labor
which is practically worthless, 1886 50;
net gain 20 the city, $l2S.5l. Adopted
and filed.
From same Committee on petition Of
II. H. Dearborn and others, TO extend
Grant street plank road, recomu end
ing that the same be granted. provided
i the Improvement be paid for, as is
other street improvements, by assessing
the cost against the property adjacent.
Adopted.
| From same committee, rejecting peti-
| ton OF Genevieve RaFrar ct al. for the
opening Of Knights street. Adopted.
| From same committee, in the matter
Of extending Madison street, recon-
mending that Madison street be estab-
| lished according 10 survey from SEQ
tons % and SO. township 3 north,
range east, 60 the city limits. Report
adop.ed.
From COMMITTEES on License and
Revenue, rejecting the petitisn of J. W.
Hall for the return of certain license
money. Adopted.
From Street Committee. rejecting pc
tition of Melody Choir ct al, for the
| opening Of Eilbert street. Adopted.
From Finance Committee, approving
1 saw1a g.
March. Adopted.
From Fire aud Wster Committee, sub
hitting the following report:
Ts hs Honorable Meyer and Common
CosaeI Of the Caty Of Ssastls-GKNrLx
MIN: Your Oommittee on Fire and
| Water, TO whom vas referred certain
matters pertaining to the Fire Depart
ment, recommend that the Ordinances
relating 20 the election OF Chief and
ether efioers Of the Fire Department
| be changed 50 that the election OF Chief
shall be by the Common Council the
election OF his assistants shall be by
the C0uncil, upon the Recommendation
Of TIE Chief that the election OF Chief
| Engineer shall be by the Common Coun-
oil. and the election Of engineers in
charge Of engines shall be by the Ooun
oil, upon the recommendation Of the
Chief Engineer that the salaries be as
follows: Chief OF Fire Department.
$50 per year each assistant, 500 per
year; Chef Enginser, $3.50 per year;
engineers IN charge Of engines, $50 per
moath that the Fire Delegates be dis
penasd with /; that the members Of ere
engine companies be reduced 10 10 for
each company, ssd the members Of
hose companies be reduced 10 . for
each company.
We would also recommend that the
purchasing agent parehsss an extension
ladder. to extend 90 Sd feet. the cost nos
to exeeed tlT5, fer the use Of the Fire
Department.
J. NJ. FRINK. Chairman,
JosKPH GRKEx.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Resienations u w. X. Pinoknay and
ThomAs II. Campbell received and &C.
eepted.
TIE Coanoil proceeded 10 elect two
/ policemen TO all the vacancies oaused
/ BY said resign atoms. whereapon w. ~.
Jones and J. d. Danosn we're duly
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